Taking control of uncertainty is the fundamental leadership challenge of our time. We all know that life is full of uncertainties, of course. Most of those that businesses face are familiar. What’s new is structural uncertainty.
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The Act Of Storytelling As A Communication Tool
The way you position your company, communicate to various audiences and brand your organization fall into the category of storytelling. Storytelling is more than slick marketing. Certainly ads can tell great stories, but you should use storytelling in a more profound way
Study any supremely successful organization or individual, from Nike to 3M or from Madonna to Tom Hanks, and you’ll encounter a consistent theme: an ethos of reinvention whose principles embody the disruptive mindset. Here are eight of the most important principles of that reinvention ethos
If you leave a strategic conversation without consensus, no list of next steps — no matter how “action oriented” — is likely to help. By contrast, when your group walks out of the room with genuine agreement around some important new clarity, you can always sort out next steps later.
How To Design A Good Strategic Conversation
Designing an effective strategic conversation requires that you cover all the basics of a well-organized meeting –– and a good deal more.
How to Leverage Diverse Thinking From Your Teams To Drive Innovation
Hiring a diverse workforce is not enough. People must be trained to work with difference, and the importance of diverse ideas and process must be cultivated in order for a company to spur creative thinking.